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Tag Archives: rape
Outlander’s decision to revisit its controversial storyline is essential
The latest season depicts the impact of Claire’s sexual assault. Read my full Radio Times article here
Posted in Fiction, Journalism, TV
Tagged claire fraser, episode 1, ether, game of thrones, jamie fraser, outlander, premiere, radio times, rape, season 6, sexual assault, starz, trauma, tv
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Downstate, National Theatre
Pulitzer-winner Bruce Norris once again challenges audiences with a play built around a difficult topic – in this case, asking whether paedophiles are irredeemable, how they should be punished, the distinction between justice and vengeance, and whether an empathetic response … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged book tickets, broadwayworld, bruce norris, child abuse, downstate, justice, k todd freeman, london, michael jackson, national theatre, paedophile, play, rape, review, steppenwolf, theatre
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Against, Almeida Theatre
The incident tent, the police tape: a sickeningly familiar sight, made fresh yet again by the tragic events of this week. But that very familiarity, and the tendency of one event to be swiftly superseded by another in the public … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged against, almeida theatre, ben whishaw, broadwayworld, christopher shinn, college, god, ian rickson, london, pc, rape, review, school shooting, terrorism, theatre, violence
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Engaging comment on liberal guilt
Post-colonial turmoil, rival militias, and a fought-over mineral key to mobile phones and computers: just some of the complex problems in the Congo tackled by Adam Brace’s educational if sprawling three-hour play. It intelligently reframes the region as far more … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged adam brace, almeida theatre, charity, colonialism, coltan, congo, congolese, festival, islington gazette, michael longhurst, rape, review, story, they drink it in the congo, um bongo
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Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again., Shoreditch Town Hall
I hope there’s a time when we don’t feel that Alice Birch’s bold, blackly funny, uncompromising battle cry of a play is a necessary intervention. A time when we’re not reeling from – among many others – sexist Olympics commentary, … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged alice birch, broadwayworld, emma fielding, erica whyman, feminism, feminist, gender, girl, inequality, porn, rape, review, revolt she said revolt again, rsc, sexism, shoreditch town hall, woman, women
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They Drink It In The Congo, Almeida Theatre
How long does it take to cover the complex problems in the Congo, AKA the most dangerous place in the world? Adam Brace’s play has a semi-joking educational sequence that attempts it in four and a half minutes – putting … Continue reading
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Tagged adam brace, almeida theatre, broadwayworld, charity, colonialism, coltan, congo, congolese, festival, michael longhurst, rape, review, story, they drink it in the congo, um bongo
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Four Minutes Twelve Seconds, Trafalgar Studios
Teenagers lie – that’s nothing new. But are the activities they’re concealing from anxious parents in this oversharing digital age more extreme, more likely to define their lives and those of the people around them? James Fritz’s 90-minute debut, the … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Theatre
Tagged child, class, digital, drama, four minutes twelve seconds, gender, hampstead theatre, internet, parent, play, rape, revenge porn, review, school, sex, sex tape, technology, teenager, the arts desk, theartsdesk, theatre, trafalgar studios, video, violence
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